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قَالَ He said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people أَرَءَيْتُمْ Do you see إِن if كُنتُ I am عَلَىٰ on بَيِّنَةٍۢ a clear proof مِّن from رَّبِّى my Lord وَءَاتَىٰنِى and He has given me مِنْهُ from Him رَحْمَةًۭ a Mercy فَمَن then who يَنصُرُنِى (can) help me مِنَ against ٱللَّهِ Allah إِنْ if عَصَيْتُهُۥ ۖ I (were to) disobey Him فَمَا So not تَزِيدُونَنِى you would increase me غَيْرَ but تَخْسِيرٍۢ (in) loss ٦٣

He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, who would protect me from Allāh if I disobeyed Him? So you would not increase me except in loss.

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وَيَـٰقَوْمِ And O my people هَـٰذِهِۦ This نَاقَةُ she-camel ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah لَكُمْ (is) for you ءَايَةًۭ a Sign فَذَرُوهَا so leave her تَأْكُلْ to eat فِىٓ in أَرْضِ the earth ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَلَا and (do) not تَمَسُّوهَا touch her بِسُوٓءٍۢ with harm فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ lest will seize you عَذَابٌۭ a punishment قَرِيبٌۭ impending ٦٤

And O my people, this is the she-camel of Allāh - [she is] to you a sign. So let her feed upon Allāh's earth and do not touch her with harm, or you will be taken by an impending punishment."

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فَعَقَرُوهَا But they hamstrung her فَقَالَ So he said تَمَتَّعُوا۟ Enjoy (yourselves) فِى in دَارِكُمْ your home(s) ثَلَـٰثَةَ (for) three أَيَّامٍۢ ۖ days ذَٰلِكَ That وَعْدٌ (is) a promise غَيْرُ not مَكْذُوبٍۢ (to) be belied ٦٥

But they hamstrung her, so he said, "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. That is a promise not to be denied [i.e., unfailing]."

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فَلَمَّا So when جَآءَ came أَمْرُنَا Our command نَجَّيْنَا We saved صَـٰلِحًۭا Salih وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed مَعَهُۥ with him بِرَحْمَةٍۢ by a Mercy مِّنَّا from Us وَمِنْ and from خِزْىِ (the) disgrace يَوْمِئِذٍ ۗ (of) that Day إِنَّ Indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord هُوَ He ٱلْقَوِىُّ (is) All-Strong ٱلْعَزِيزُ All-Mighty ٦٦

So when Our command came, We saved Ṣāliḥ and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us, and [saved them] from the disgrace of that day. Indeed, it is your Lord who is the Powerful, the Exalted in Might.

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وَأَخَذَ And seized ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوا۟ wronged ٱلصَّيْحَةُ the thunderous blast فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ then they became فِى in دِيَـٰرِهِمْ their homes جَـٰثِمِينَ fallen prone ٦٧

And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen prone

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كَأَن As if لَّمْ not يَغْنَوْا۟ they (had) prospered فِيهَآ ۗ therein أَلَآ No doubt إِنَّ indeed ثَمُودَا۟ Thamud كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved رَبَّهُمْ ۗ (in) their Lord أَلَا so بُعْدًۭا away لِّثَمُودَ with Thamud ٦٨

As if they had never prospered therein. Unquestionably, Thamūd denied their Lord; then, away with Thamūd.

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وَلَقَدْ And certainly جَآءَتْ came رُسُلُنَآ Our messengers إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (to) Ibrahim بِٱلْبُشْرَىٰ with glad tidings قَالُوا۟ they said سَلَـٰمًۭا ۖ Peace قَالَ He said سَلَـٰمٌۭ ۖ Peace فَمَا and not he delayed لَبِثَ and not he delayed أَن to جَآءَ bring بِعِجْلٍ a calf حَنِيذٍۢ roasted ٦٩

And certainly did Our messengers [i.e., angels] come to Abraham with good tidings; they said, "Peace." He said, "Peace," and did not delay in bringing [them] a roasted calf.

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فَلَمَّا But when رَءَآ he saw أَيْدِيَهُمْ their hands لَا not تَصِلُ reaching إِلَيْهِ to it نَكِرَهُمْ he felt unfamiliar of them وَأَوْجَسَ and felt apprehension مِنْهُمْ from them خِيفَةًۭ ۚ [a fear] قَالُوا۟ They said لَا (Do) not تَخَفْ fear إِنَّآ Indeed, we أُرْسِلْنَآ [we] have been sent إِلَىٰ to قَوْمِ (the) people لُوطٍۢ (of) Lut ٧٠

But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot."

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وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ And his wife قَآئِمَةٌۭ (was) standing فَضَحِكَتْ and she laughed فَبَشَّرْنَـٰهَا Then We gave her glad tidings بِإِسْحَـٰقَ of Isaac وَمِن and after وَرَآءِ and after إِسْحَـٰقَ Isaac يَعْقُوبَ (of) Yaqub ٧١

And his wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob.

— Come To Light

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